Usually means: Mimics sounds, elaborate tail feathers.
Definitions Related words Phrases Mentions History
We found 18 dictionaries that define the word lyrebird:

General (16 matching dictionaries)
  1. lyrebird: Merriam-Webster
  2. lyrebird: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. lyrebird: Collins English Dictionary
  4. lyrebird: Vocabulary.com
  5. Lyrebird: Wordnik
  6. lyrebird: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  7. lyrebird: Wiktionary
  8. lyrebird: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  9. lyrebird: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  10. lyrebird: Infoplease Dictionary
  11. lyrebird: Dictionary.com
  12. Lyrebird (film), Lyrebird: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  13. lyrebird: Rhymezone
  14. lyrebird: FreeDictionary.org
  15. lyrebird: Mnemonic Dictionary
  16. lyrebird: TheFreeDictionary.com

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. lyrebird: Encyclopedia

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. lyrebird: Green’s Dictionary of Slang

(Note: See lyrebirds as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (lyrebird)

noun:  Either of two large ground-dwelling Australian songbirds, of the genus Menura, named because of the beautiful tail feathers of the male of one species, the superb lyrebird (Menura novaehollandiae), which can be erected to look like a lyre, and notable for their extraordinary ability to mimic natural and artificial sounds from their environment.

Similar:

Types:

Phrases:

Adjectives:

Words similar to lyrebird

Usage examples for lyrebird

Idioms related to lyrebird

Wikipedia articles (New!)

Popular adjectives describing lyrebird

Words that often appear near lyrebird

Rhymes of lyrebird

Invented words related to lyrebird

Similar:

Types:

Phrases:

Adjectives:



Writing poetry or lyrics? You can find related words that match a given meter.
This feature is permanently available from the "Related words" tab and from the Thesaurus.





Home   Reverse Dictionary / Thesaurus   Datamuse   Word games   Spruce   Feedback   Dark mode   Random word   Help


Color thesaurus

Use OneLook to find colors for words and words for colors

See an example

Literary notes

Use OneLook to learn how words are used by great writers

See an example

Word games

Try our innovative vocabulary games

Play Now

Read the latest OneLook newsletter issue: Threepeat Redux